#OccupyWallStreet This hashtag has exploded on Twitter as a series of nationwide demonstrations that opposes corporate greed and social inequality, have caught fire in recent days. The movement has gained steam since it started in July and has been fueled by the various youth-led movements overseas. Social Media has played a huge part in taking [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#Qwikster In the wake of their disastrous decision to raise their prices, which saw them lose over a million subscribers in the first month, Netflix is announcing the formation of Qwikster, a new company that will handle their “DVD’s by mail” operation. The Netflix name will remain attached to their On Demand division This attempt [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#BigHouseThriller This last weekend saw a slew of great college football games, but none were more exciting than the nail biter between the University of Michigan and Notre Dame. The game, which was the first night game at the Big House, came down to three touchdowns in the final 90 seconds. Despite a poor showing [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#TEDxDetroit2011 TEDx, which highlights “Ideas worth spreading”, is once again making it’s way to the Motor City. This year’s event, which is taking place Wednesday Sept. 28th, will feature more than a dozen of Detroit’s best and brightest minds sharing their passion, wisdom and innovations. Due to the large crowds expected you can only attend [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#BackToSchool Now that we are past Labor Day we can be assured that most all schools are back in session. For parents this means they now can rest and recover from a summer FULL of family time, and for the Kids this means that their summer of rest has come to an end. For college [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#FootballSeason With the college football season beginning last weekend and the NFL starting up this Sunday, we are officially in football season. For us here at HTFL we are glad we accomplished a lot this summer, because our weekend productivity is about to plummet. We are expecting big things for our two favorite teams: The [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#MobileHurricane As we all know these last few days have been centered around Hurricane Irene pounding the East Coast. Along with the high winds and rain we saw a massive amount of content created centering around the hurricane. There were pictures posted, tweets sent, foursquare updates with shelter information and even a crowd sourcing project [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#Twitaholism This is the very real condition of being a Twitter addict. You know you are an addict when you begin to take time away from work, school, or watching your children, to check your Twitter. If you think your loved one might be addicted then try this: Send them a tweet asking them to [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
#Undateable Twitter users are taking to the Internet to let the world know what traits they consider make someone undateable. This would be a great opportunity for someone to figure out why they can’t get any dates. What do we consider undateable? Someone who doesn’t love Twitter. Related: #dryspell #whyamisingle
#GoogleandMotorola It was announced yesterday that Google has purchased Motorola Mobility for 12.6 Billion dollars. The purchase was designed to grow Google’s patent portfolio as well as allow them to “supercharge” the Android marketplace. The big question is how Google will be able to remain cooperative with the likes of HTC and Samsung while they [...]
